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The very first nightmare.
When Sam and Dean were 9(Sam) and 13 (Dean) respectivly.
They were in a old run down motel like always, with crappy water pressure and it was always cold, mystery stains on the sheets on the singal bed in the whole room seeing as john was away for a hunt (or to the bar but sam shouldnt know about alcholism at 9 years old and dean does try to keep that way, just like he tried protecting him from hunting life but that turned south real quick) and john didnt want to pay for an extra bed that wasnt going to be used seeing as Sam clung to his older brother like a lifeline, the one consitent person in sams life. It’s no suprise to either John or Dean that Sam has devoleped seperation anxiety with dean. His mom died in front of him when he was 6 months old and John leaves consitenly to the bar or a hunt, leaving dean the only one to cling onto. To BEG that he doesnt leave Sam alone, that he doesnt DIE!. Dean has repeatly reassured the younger boy he wont be leaving anytime sure he’ll make damn good on that promise.
One night Dean woke up to a sniffling shaking weight, Sam’s weight, he’s crying, why is sam crying?. Dean shook sam and said softly “Sammy, Sammy are you ok? Why are you crying?” The 9 year old sniffled before shakily responding “You died, in my dream. Bleeding and i….” he sniffed “I couldnt protect you.”
The 13 year old Dean was stunned, his baby brother was on the brink of a panic attack over the thought of not being able to portect him. Dean smiled and stroked sam’s head softly saying “you dont need to protect me sammy, as your older brother it’s my job to protect you, not the other way around, I can save myself, now quit crying you big baby, your big brother is here to take all the nightmares away.” Sam sniffled and closed his eyes, slowly his breathing evened out as Dean was still petting his head until Dean himself fell asleep hand still entagled in a petting motion in sam’s hair.
They contiuned this routine, of Sam being in deans arms with deans hand in his hair throught the night for 2 more years and through that, sam never had another nightmare with dean protecting him throught the night like he said he would back when sam was 9.
The End.